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795.7402

French Door RefrigeratorEst. 2014–2018

About

What We Know

The 795.7402 family is an LG-built Kenmore Elite French-door refrigerator with a large bottom freezer, an in-door ice bin, and a full-width temperature-controlled pantry drawer. It is an LG premium platform wearing the Kenmore badge, sold during the mid-2010s move toward larger, feature-rich refrigerators.

The File, At a Glance
Generation / Era
Est. 2014–2018
Verified Models 8
1 795.74024 — also sold as 79574024411
2 795.740234 — also sold as 795.74023.411, 795.74023411, 79574023411, 79574023412
3 795.740294 — also sold as 795.74029.411, 795.74029411

These model numbers have been verified as belonging to the 795.7402 family. Small variations exist inside a family — your exact model is what ties recalls, known issues and repair guidance to your machine.

Standard Warranty
1 Year — Varies by Product; Check Your Model
Model Match Confidence
Moderate

Ownership

How We See It

Living with a 795.7402 means the fridge becomes the busiest appliance in the house — big doors opening all day, ice and water on demand, everything within reach. Its real strengths are capacity and organization: wide fresh-food space, flexible pantry storage, and an in-door ice bin that preserves shelf room. The layout is notably more accommodating than Kenmore's simpler top-freezer and side-by-side platforms. Day to day, the filter swap and an occasional coil cleaning are the whole routine — and when something does complain, it's usually the ice maker first. Parts won't be your problem — for the repair visit, the brand's service network is the usual road. Owners have reported patterns worth knowing about — the Recurring Issues section below has the honest version. Our data puts the ApplianceEdge Expected Lifespan at 13 years for this family. Treat that as the planning baseline, not the ceiling — well-maintained units regularly run past it.

ApplianceEdge Expected Lifespan
13 yrs Our estimate for this family with normal use and basic care.

The ApplianceEdge Expected Lifespan is our editorial opinion, drawn from ownership patterns and market data. It is not a warranty, a prediction for your unit, or a substitute for an assessment of your machine’s actual condition.

Recall Information

No recalls on our record for this family. We watch official CPSC recall notices continuously to keep you protected — if anything ever changes, it will show up here.

Warranty Coverage
Kenmore PRO refrigeration sealed system / compressor

Kenmore PRO refrigerators and freezers list five years on the sealed refrigerant system and ten years on the linear compressor; after year one, coverage is generally parts-only.

Warranty info →

Coverage varies by year and region. Confirm yours with Kenmore against your exact model to be sure.

Recurring Issues to Watch For
On the Radar
Active investigation: Kenmore refrigerators on LG platforms

An active investigation concerns Kenmore 795.* LG-built refrigerators appearing in compressor-failure litigation. No finding or defined population has been established.

(category-level wear points)
  • Ice Maker

    Ice maker stopped working or freezes up

  • Water Inlet Valve / Dispenser Assembly

    Water dispenser is slow, dead, or leaking

  • Evaporator Fan Motor / Air Damper

    Fridge warm but freezer cold, or fan noise

  • Defrost System

    Frost builds up behind an interior panel

  • Compressor / Sealed System

    Fridge and freezer warm — runs but doesn’t cool

  • Control Board

    Intermittent cooling, dead display, or error codes

  • Defrost Drain / Water Tubing

    Water pools under crisper drawers or on the floor

  • Thermistor / Air-Damper Control

    Temperature swings, or food freezes in the fridge

  • Door Gasket / Center Mullion Assembly

    Condensation between doors, or door won’t seal

  • Condenser Fan Motor

    Runs constantly, runs hot, or rattles in back

Maintenance Habits
Clean the condenser area only when the owner manual identifies it as user-accessible.

Inspect yearly; clean every 3–6 months in dusty, greasy or pet-heavy homes — Dust and pet hair restrict heat rejection, making the compressor and condenser fan run hotter and longer. Some newer designs are sealed or service-only, so the model manual controls.

Keep the door gasket clean and confirm it seals evenly all the way around.

Wipe monthly; inspect whenever condensation or frost appears — A dirty, folded or loose gasket leaks warm humid air into the cabinet. That drives longer run times and can create frost or condensation that looks like a cooling-system failure.

Replace the refrigerator water filter on schedule if the machine has one.

Every 6 months, at the indicator, or sooner if flow drops — A loaded filter restricts water flow. That can produce slow dispensing, undersized ice and low ice production without any failed valve or ice maker.

Verify cabinet temperature and leave room for internal and external airflow.

Check monthly and after major loading changes — A refrigerator cannot stabilize temperature when vents are buried or the cabinet is packed solid. A thermometer catches a slow cooling decline before food loss or a complete no-cool event.

Habits like these tend to extend the useful life of the appliance. They are not a guarantee against failure.

Accessories
Air Filter
ADQ73214404
Air Filter
ADQ73214408
Water Filter
ADQ74793502 (Kenmore 9980)
Water Filter
AGF80300801 (Kenmore 9690)

Our records show these accessories fit this family. Product lines can change without notice — double-check your manual or the part number on what you’re replacing before ordering.

Debating a repair? Find out what the math says.

Service

What to Expect

Kenmore's service story is clearer than people expect: Sears Home Services still runs a national repair operation that knows these machines, and parts stay easy through the same channels as whoever built yours.

Kenmore repair runs through Sears Home Services — still a real, operating national fleet, booked online, by phone, or chat. Out of warranty there's a second path: the model number's prefix tells you who actually built your machine (Whirlpool, LG, Frigidaire, Bosch), and any tech who knows that builder can service it with the right parts.

Repair Economics
Most-Common Repair
$150–$600
Ice Maker
Common RepairTypical Range
Ice Maker $150–$600
Water Inlet Valve / Dispenser Assembly $100–$350
Evaporator Fan Motor / Air Damper $175–$400
Defrost System $150–$450
Compressor / Sealed System $600–$1,500
Control Board $225–$800
Defrost Drain / Water Tubing $125–$350
Thermistor / Air-Damper Control $125–$400
Door Gasket / Center Mullion Assembly $125–$350
Condenser Fan Motor $150–$350
Parts Availability
Parts Availability

Plentiful

Exact-model catalogs at PartSelect and AppliancePartsPros resolve for 795.74023.411; functional parts can be bought through independent DIY/servicer distributors.

Parts Sources
Third-party suppliers
Working On It Yourself

This platform is generally approachable for a confident DIYer. The repairs owners face most often here — Ice Maker, Water Inlet Valve / Dispenser Assembly and Evaporator Fan Motor / Air Damper — can typically be handled with basic tools and patience. The jobs that go deeper — sealed-system and compressor work — belong to a licensed technician; that work requires EPA certification and recovery equipment, and there is no homeowner path for it.

Data You Can Trust

This page draws on the ApplianceEdge Registry — 2,640 appliance families connected to more than 18,200 verified models, independently researched. We don’t know everything about this family yet, and we won’t pretend to: finish records for this platform are still being verified. We only publish what we can stand behind, and the gaps close as the Registry grows.

ApplianceEdge assessments — lifespans, repair values, and reliability notes — are our editorial opinions, built from documented third-party sources: owner reports, industry pricing data, manufacturer literature, and official records. They describe patterns across a product family, not any individual machine; your experience may differ. Recall information links directly to official CPSC notices. We accept no payment from manufacturers, and no brand influences what we publish.

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